St. Labre Indian Catholic High School

St. Labre Indian Catholic High School
Address
1000 Tongue River Road Ashland , (Rosebud County) , Montana 59004 United States
Coordinates	45°36′16″N 106°16′49″W
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1884
Principal	Trivian RidesTheBear
Executive Director	Curtis Yarlott
Grades	9–12
Color(s)	Purple and Gold
Sports	Basketball, Volleyball, Football, Track & Field, Cross Country
Team name	Braves and Lady Braves
Rival	Busby Eagles, Lamedeer Morning Stars
Website	http://www.stlabre.org

St. Labre Indian Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Ashland, Montana. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Great Falls-Billings and serves students from Crow and Northern Cheyenne tribes.

Background

The founding of St. Labre Indian School in 1884 was one of the first efforts to care for Native Americans who had been displaced as a result of homesteading. George Yoakum, a former soldier who had been stationed near Miles City, Montana, recognized the hard times experienced by the Northern Cheyenne. He contacted John Brondel, Bishop of Helena and told him of Indian people who were roaming the Tongue River Valley without homes or land - a reservation had not yet been set aside as their land. Land was purchased by the Bishop, and on March 29, 1884, St. Labre Indian School, named for St. Benedict Joseph Labre, became a reality.

External links

• School Website